History VisualNovel / AIR

This is the story of ''AIR'', an HGame by Creator/KeyVisualArts with a [[BleachedUnderpants clean version]] that spawned two anime, a movie by ToeiAnimation and a TV series by Creator/KyotoAnimation. (It was actually the first of three Key games that were animated separately by these two studios, although the Toei version of ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' came out first.) It is seen as and marketed as a companion to ''Kanon''; both deal with a young man with little to go on who arrives in a new town, begins living with a girl upon arrival, and meets various other girls while sorting out the supernatural mystery of the town. The themes of fate and miracles also run deeply through both series.

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This is the story of ''AIR'', an HGame by Creator/KeyVisualArts with a [[BleachedUnderpants clean version]] that spawned two anime, a movie by ToeiAnimation Creator/ToeiAnimation and a TV series by Creator/KyotoAnimation. (It was actually the first of three Key games that were animated separately by these two studios, although the Toei version of ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' came out first.) It is seen as and marketed as a companion to ''Kanon''; both deal with a young man with little to go on who arrives in a new town, begins living with a girl upon arrival, and meets various other girls while sorting out the supernatural mystery of the town. The themes of fate and miracles also run deeply through both series.

** [[spoiler: The soldiers who killed Kanna, and the monks who cast spell sealing Kanna in the sky for a thousand years, indirectly resulting in the curse plaguing countless re-encarnations (including Misuzu) to die if the fall in love.[[labelnote:*]] (Indirectly because the curse that resulted in Misuzu dying was stated to be from a separate curse Kanna inherited, if you pay close attention to the source material. So killing off her reincarnations could have been unintential for the monks’ part)[[/labelnote]] Ryuuya gets ready to kill as many of them as he can, but Uraha forces him to stop; saying that Kanna wouldn't want Ryuuya to go back to being a killer. They weren't worth it.]]

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** [[spoiler: The soldiers who killed Kanna, and the monks who cast spell sealing Kanna in the sky for a thousand years, indirectly resulting in the curse plaguing countless re-encarnations (including Misuzu) to die if the fall in love.[[labelnote:*]] (Indirectly because the curse that resulted in Misuzu dying was stated to be from a separate curse Kanna inherited, if you pay close attention to the source material. So killing off her reincarnations could have been unintential for the monks’ part)[[/labelnote]] Ryuuya gets ready to kill as many of them as he can, but Uraha forces him to stop; saying that Kanna wouldn't want Ryuuya to go back to being a killer. They weren't worth it.]]part)[[/labelnote]]]]

Reason: I initially redid the Karma Houdini entry on the monks, in addition to deleting many others pertaining to them, because I thought the entries painted the monks in a negative light due to biased sources. I did some in depth research on the curse in the series about the curse and I came to the conclusion that they were not directly responsible for killing Misuzu and other reincarnations of Kanna as previous entries implied, so I tried to minimize the “finger pointing” by removing other entries. However, I then came to the conclusion that by deleting a lot of them I myself was full of bias, and maybe I was going overboard with erasing traces of the earlier entries’ existence. I also failed to give reasons for edits the previous times, as well.

** [[spoiler: The feudal Japanese society responsible for imprisoning and killing off the angels because they feared them. It was the neglectful treatment of Kanna that sparked the journey to find her mother in the Summer route, and they both get killed by soldiers in the end. The monks of the temple were also indirectly responsible for the curse that affect Misuzu by sealing Kanna (who by that point was the last of her kind) into an endless void in the sky that would lead to her suffering through nightmares and reincarnating. Ryuuya gets ready to kill as many of them as he can, but Uraha forces him to stop; saying that Kanna wouldn't want Ryuuya to go back to being a killer. They weren't worth it. They technically get away scot-free because of the fact that the story's not even about them, but rather their consequences.]]** [[spoiler: To be fair, since humanity had limited knowledge of angels at the time they might not have realized that sealing Kanna in the skies would lead to reincarnation. In the Toei film this detail was left out.]]

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** [[spoiler: The feudal Japanese society responsible for imprisoning and killing off the angels because they feared them. It was the neglectful treatment of Kanna that sparked the journey to find her mother in the Summer route, and they both get killed by soldiers who killed Kanna, and the monks who cast spell sealing Kanna in the end. The monks of the temple were also sky for a thousand years, indirectly responsible for resulting in the curse plaguing countless re-encarnations (including Misuzu) to die if the fall in love.[[labelnote:*]] (Indirectly because the curse that affect resulted in Misuzu by sealing dying was stated to be from a separate curse Kanna (who by that point was inherited, if you pay close attention to the last of source material. So killing off her kind) into an endless void in reincarnations could have been unintential for the sky that would lead to her suffering through nightmares and reincarnating. monks’ part)[[/labelnote]] Ryuuya gets ready to kill as many of them as he can, but Uraha forces him to stop; saying that Kanna wouldn't want Ryuuya to go back to being a killer. They weren't worth it. They technically get away scot-free because of the fact that the story's not even about them, but rather their consequences.]]\n** [[spoiler: To be fair, since humanity had limited knowledge of angels at the time they might not have realized that sealing Kanna in the skies would lead to reincarnation. In the Toei film this detail was left out.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: The 2010 JetLi film ''Film/OceanHeaven'' (his first non-Martial Arts Film) is thematically almost identical to ''Air''; a bittersweet tale with symbolic allusions to the ocean and sky, about the love between a parent and a child in their final summer together. However, the roles are reversed and GenderFlipped; it is the single-father aquarium technician (played by JetLi) who is diagnosed wth cancer, and must find a way to part in peace with his mentally-retarded son.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: The 2010 JetLi Creator/JetLi film ''Film/OceanHeaven'' (his first non-Martial Arts Film) is thematically almost identical to ''Air''; a bittersweet tale with symbolic allusions to the ocean and sky, about the love between a parent and a child in their final summer together. However, the roles are reversed and GenderFlipped; it is the single-father aquarium technician (played by JetLi) Jet Li) who is diagnosed wth with cancer, and must find a way to part in peace with his mentally-retarded son.

* CoversAlwaysLie: In all of ADV Films and Funimation's releases of AIR, the Box Set covers show all three girls with each other making one think they are all friends and that this series is a harem where the main protagonist can end up with one of the three. [[spoiler: It is not. All three of them are never seen together. Misuzu interacts with Minagi ONCE in episode 1, Kano is kind of mean, not acknowledging Misuzu and only focusing on Yukito. Even after Kano's story passes, Misuzu claims she has no friends in Episode 5. One might think Misuzu and Kano can become good friends since they're both weird girls with similar interests.]]

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* CoversAlwaysLie: In all of ADV Films and Funimation's releases of AIR, the Box Set covers show all three girls with each other making one think they are all friends and that this series is a harem where the main protagonist can end up with one of the three. [[spoiler: It is not. All three of them are never seen together. Misuzu interacts with Minagi ONCE in episode 1, Kano is kind of mean, not acknowledging Misuzu and only focusing on Yukito. Kano has this exhange with Misuzu in Episode 3 "I think I've seen you around." Even after Kano's story passes, Misuzu claims she has no friends in Episode 5. One might think Misuzu and Kano can become good friends since they're both weird girls with similar interests. Kano and Minagi are NEVER even seen on-screen together. This situation is opposite in the manga, for all three girls are friends, exchange conversations and even share a panel with each other.]]

* CoversAlwaysLie: In all of ADV Films and Funimation's releases of AIR, the Box Set covers show all three girls with each other making one think they are all friends and that this series is a harem where the main protagonist can end up with one of the three. [[spoiler: It is not. All three of them are never seen together. Misuzu interacts with Minagi ONCE in episode 1, Kano is kind of mean, not acknowledging Misuzu and only focusing on Yukito. Even after Kano's story passes, Misuzu claims she has no friends in Episode 5. One might think Misuzu and Kano can become good friends since they're both weird girls with similar interests.]]

* MindScrew: During the Michiru/Minagi arc in the anime, It is revealed that [[spoiler: Minagi's mother miscarried a baby whom she would have named Michiru, causing Minagi's mother to act as if Minagi was Michiru and Minagi didn't exist at all]] and that [[spoiler: The Michiru the audience got to know is really not a human but a wandering spirit who became Minagi's companion because she was lonely]], which lead viewers into potentially believing that [[spoiler: "Michiru" was supposed to be/represent Minagi's deceased baby sister]]. However, things get even more confusing after [[spoiler: the spirit Michiru disappears for good after realizing Minagi had other friends now]] and Minagi reunites with her father and a younger half-sister, [[spoiler: who looks identical to Michiru and is presumably named Michiru, so it turns out that the spirit Michiru likely was representing this sister instead of the miscarried one]]. In hindsight, [[spoiler: the lack of family resemblance between Michiru and Minagi was noticeable even for show standards, which makes sense if they are really half-sisters instead of full-blooded sisters.]]

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* MindScrew: During the Michiru/Minagi arc in the anime, It is revealed that [[spoiler: Minagi's mother miscarried a baby whom she would have named Michiru, causing Minagi's mother to act as if Minagi was Michiru and Minagi didn't exist at all]] and that [[spoiler: The the Michiru the audience got to know is really not a human but a wandering spirit who became Minagi's companion because she was lonely]], which lead viewers into potentially believing that [[spoiler: "Michiru" was supposed to be/represent Minagi's deceased baby sister]]. However, things get even more confusing after [[spoiler: the spirit Michiru disappears for good after realizing Minagi had other friends now]] and Minagi reunites with her father and a younger half-sister, [[spoiler: who looks identical to Michiru and is presumably named Michiru, so it turns out that the spirit Michiru likely was representing this sister instead of the miscarried one]]. In hindsight, [[spoiler: the lack of family resemblance between Michiru and Minagi was noticeable even for show standards, which makes sense if they are really half-sisters instead of full-blooded sisters.]]

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: PlayedForLaughs. Near the shrine at night, Yukito helps a disorientated Kano to stand after she collapsed when Hijiri suddenly appears to find her sister in the arms of the part-timer. "It's not like I gave alcohol to an innocent girl and took her to a secluded place..." He actually ''didn't'' do this, but Hijiri takes it as SuspiciouslySpecificDenial.

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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: PlayedForLaughs. Near the shrine at night, Yukito helps a disorientated Kano to stand after she collapsed when Hijiri suddenly appears to find her sister in the arms of the part-timer. "It's not like I gave alcohol to an innocent girl and took her to a secluded place..." He actually ''didn't'' do this, but Hijiri takes it as SuspiciouslySpecificDenial.Suspiciously Specific Denial.

** [[spoiler: The feudal Japanese society responsible for imprisoning and killing off the angels because they feared them. It was the neglectful treatment of Kanna that sparked the journey to find her mother in the Summer route, and they both get killed by soldiers in the end. The monks of the temple were also indirectly responsible for the curse that affect Misuzu by sealing Kanna (who by that point was the last of her kind) into an endless void in the sky that would lead to her suffering through nightmares and reincarnating. Ryuuya gets ready to kill as many of them as he can, but Uraha forces him to stop; saying that Kanna wouldn't want Ryuuya to go back to being a killer. They weren't worth it.]]

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** [[spoiler: The feudal Japanese society responsible for imprisoning and killing off the angels because they feared them. It was the neglectful treatment of Kanna that sparked the journey to find her mother in the Summer route, and they both get killed by soldiers in the end. The monks of the temple were also indirectly responsible for the curse that affect Misuzu by sealing Kanna (who by that point was the last of her kind) into an endless void in the sky that would lead to her suffering through nightmares and reincarnating. Ryuuya gets ready to kill as many of them as he can, but Uraha forces him to stop; saying that Kanna wouldn't want Ryuuya to go back to being a killer. They weren't worth it. They technically get away scot-free because of the fact that the story's not even about them, but rather their consequences.]]

** [[spoiler: To be fair, since humanity had limited knowledge of angels at the time they might not have realized that sealing Kanna in the skies would lead to reincarnation. In the Toei film this detail was left out and it was implied that all angels were cursed like that.]]

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** [[spoiler: To be fair, since humanity had limited knowledge of angels at the time they might not have realized that sealing Kanna in the skies would lead to reincarnation. In the Toei film this detail was left out and it was implied that all angels were cursed like that.out.]]

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